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How to fake an action<> with FakeItEasy

I'm working with the FakeItEasy library to create fakes for my unit tests.
I have a ClassUnderTest on which I want to test the method MethodToTest(Data dataObject). This method is calling a method of an interface which I want to fake:
public interface IFoo
{
void Execute(Action<IDataAccess> action);
}
public class ClassUnderTest
{
private IFoo _foo;
public ClassUnderTest(IFoo foo)
{
_foo = foo;
}
public void MethodToTest(Data dataObject)
{
_foo.Execute(dataAccess => dataAccess.Update(dataObject));
}
}
public interface IDataAccess
{
void Update(Data data);
}
public class Data
{
public int Property { get; set; }
}
In my unit tests I want to check if the test method calls the interface correctly (with the correct property value):
[TestClass]
public class UnitTest1
{
[TestMethod]
public void TestMethod1()
{
var foo = A.Fake<IFoo>(x => x.Strict());
A.CallTo(() => foo.Execute(dataAccess => dataAccess.Update(A<Data>.That.Matches(d => d.Property == 20))));
var cut = new ClassUnderTest(foo);
cut.MethodToTest(new Data { Property = 20 });
}
}
But something is configured wrong in this test. I get the exception:
Test method TestProject1.UnitTest1.TestMethod1 threw exception:
FakeItEasy.ExpectationException: Call to non configured method "Execute" of strict fake.
Does somebody have an idea of how I have to configure the CallTo() statement correctly?

The updated example really helps, #rhe1980.
First some notes about the test you supplied:
the A.CallTo method doesn't do anything - it's not setting up behaviour (with a .Invokes or a .Returns or even a .DoesNothing) or verifying that the method has been called (for example with .MustHaveHappened).
Comparing Actions appears to be tough. I did find some advice over at Compare Delegates Action<T>, but if it were me, I'd take a slightly different tack.
Instead of attempting to compare the Action delegate to a reference model, I figured I could emulate this by capturing the action supplied to Execute and then running it on an IDataAccess and see what the action does. Fortunately, we have FakeItEasy to help with that!
I had success with this test:
[TestMethod]
public void TestMethod1()
{
// Arrange
var foo = A.Fake<IFoo>(x => x.Strict());
var fakeDataAccess = A.Fake<IDataAccess>();
A.CallTo(() => foo.Execute(A<Action<IDataAccess>>.Ignored))
.Invokes((Action<IDataAccess> action)=>action(fakeDataAccess));
var cut = new ClassUnderTest(foo);
// Act
cut.MethodToTest(new Data { Property = 20 });
// Assert
A.CallTo(() => fakeDataAccess.Update(A<Data>.That.Matches(d => d.Property == 20)))
.MustHaveHappened();
}
I hope it helps.

If I understood your intentions correctly, you need to use something as follows:
A.CallTo(() => foo.Execute(A<Action<IDataAccess>>.Ignored).MustHaveHappened();

How to type cast interface to a concrete type

I am trying to mock the ManagementObjectSearcher class and have created a IManagementInfo interface, so how can i cast the interface to the ManagementObjectSearcher class?
ManagementObjectSearcher s = new ManagementObjectSearcher();
IManagementInfo info = s as IManagementInfo;
this creates me a null info object
ManagementObjectSearcher s = new ManagementObjectSearcher();
IManagementInfo info =IManagementInfo(s);
this gives me run time error (cannot typecast)

You cannot do that. Do you want to do it so that you can write unit tests? If you are trying to mock a class that you have no control of, then you have to wrap it in another class.
public class MyManagementObjectSearcherWrapper : IManagementInfo
{
public void TheMethodToMock()
{
var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher();
// The code you want to mock goes here
}
}
And you run your code like this:
public void YourCode(IManagementInfo info)
{
info.TheMethodToMock();
}
Then YourCode() will take either your wrapper or the mocked object. You create your mock using the IManagementInfo interface.

It looks as if you are trying to wrap a 3rd party/system object in order to aid unit testing.
Say that your starting point is
public class Dependency {
public string Foo() {
return "foo"; // machine, system, time, something else, dependent result
}
public string Bar() {
return "bar";
}
}
public class MySimpleClass {
public string MyFunc() {
return new Dependency().Foo();
}
}
[TestMethod]
public void TestSimple() {
var client = new MySimpleClass();
Assert.AreEqual("foo", client.MyFunc());
}
We are creating the Dependency inside the call because we are considering the creation cost to be less important than holding on to an instance of the Dependency. This will be dependent upon the situation. We could as easily have created a Dependency in the ctor and stored a copy which we invoked each time. Either way, we have no control over the output which makes unit testing messy.
We need to create a proxy for it.
1. Define an interface for the members that we need
Most likely, we do not need to use all of the members of the wrappee so only include in the interface those about which we care.
public interface IDependencyProxy {
string Foo();
}
2. Create a Proxy Class
We then create a proxy class wrapping the dependency and implementing interface. Again, we can create at start or on a call by call basis.
public class DependencyProxy : IDependencyProxy {
public string Foo() {
return new Dependency.Foo();
}
}
3. Define our client code in terms of the interface
We modify our client code slightly to use the IDependencyProxy interface instead of the Dependency. There are a few ways of doing this. I generally use an internal ctor which takes the dependency chained from a public ctor. (Use [InternalsVisibleTo] to allow the unit tests to see it)
public class MyRevisedClass {
private readonly IDependencyProxy dependency;
public MyRevisedClass()
: this( new DependencyProxy()) {}
internal MyRevisedClass(IDependencyProxy dependency) {
this.dependency = dependency;
}
public string MyFunc() {
return dependency.Foo();
}
}
This allows us a default behaviour for the production code (invokes the System object) and allows us to mock out the results for unit testing.
[TestMethod]
public void TestRevisedDefault() {
var client = new MyRevisedClass();
Assert.AreEqual("foo", client.MyFunc());
}
[TestMethod]
public void TestRevisedWithMockedDependency() {
var dep = new Mock<IDependencyProxy>();
dep.Setup(mk => mk.Foo()).Returns("bar");
var client = new MyRevisedClass(dep.Object);
Assert.AreEqual("bar", client.MyFunc());
}

NSubstitute mock generic method

I have the following method signature in an interface:
public interface ISettingsUtil
{
T GetConfig<T>(string setting, dynamic settings);
}
Which I have attempted to mock:
var settingsUtil = Substitute.For<ISettingsUtil>();
var maxImageSize = settingsUtil.GetConfig<long>("maxImageSize",
Arg.Any<dynamic>()).Returns(100L);
This throws a Microsoft.CSharp.RuntimeBinder.RuntimeBinderException exception on the 2nd line:
'long' does not contain a definition for 'Returns'
Any thoughts on how to mock T GetConfig<T>(string setting, dynamic settings) correctly?

For anyone still struggling with this, you can actually mock dynamics in NSubsitute, it just requires jumping through some minor hoops.
See the below case of mocking out calls to a signalR client hub.
The important line is this one:
SubstituteExtensions.Returns(_hubContext.Clients.All, _mockClient);
In order to mock the dynamic I have created an interface with the methods I want to listen for. You then need to use SubstituteExtensions.Returns rather than simply chaining a .Returns at the end of the object.
If you don't need to verify anything you could also use an anonymous object.
Full code sample follows:
[TestFixture]
public class FooHubFixture
{
private IConnectionManager _connectionManager;
private IHubContext _hubContext;
private IMockClient _mockClient;
[SetUp]
public void SetUp()
{
_hubContext = Substitute.For<IHubContext>();
_connectionManager = Substitute.For<IConnectionManager>();
_connectionManager.GetHubContext<FooHub>().Returns(_hubContext);
_mockClient = Substitute.For<IMockClient>();
SubstituteExtensions.Returns(_hubContext.Clients.All, _mockClient);
}
[Test]
public void PushFooUpdateToHub_CallsUpdateFooOnHubClients()
{
var fooDto = new FooDto();
var hub = new FooHub(_connectionManager);
hub.PushFooUpdateToHub(fooDto);
_mockClient.Received().updateFoo(fooDto);
}
public interface IMockClient
{
void updateFoo(object val);
}
}
public class FooHub : Hub
{
private readonly IConnectionManager _connectionManager;
public FooHub(IConnectionManager connectionManager)
{
_connectionManager = connectionManager;
}
public void PushFooUpdateToHub(FooDto fooDto)
{
var context = _connectionManager.GetHubContext<FooHub>();
context.Clients.All.updateFoo(fooDto);
}
}

NSubstitute does not work with members that use dynamic. (Github issue)

Fake ASMX Web Service Call

I built a .NET ASMX web service connecting to an SQL Server database. There is a web service call GetAllQuestions().
var myService = new SATService();
var serviceQuestions = myService.GetAllQuestions();
I saved the result of GetAllQuestions to GetAllQuestions.xml in the local application folder
Is there any way to fake the web service call and use the local xml result?
I just want to take the contents of my entire sql table and have the array of objects with correlating property names automatically generated for me just like with LINQ to SQL web services.
Please keep in mind that I am building a standalone Monotouch iPhone application.

Use dependency injection.
//GetSATService returns the fake service during testing
var myService = GetSATService();
var serviceQuestions = myService.GetAllQuestions();
Or, preferably, in the constructor for the object set the SATService field (so the constructor requires the SATService to be set. If you do this, it will be easier to test.
Edit: Sorry, I'll elaborate here. What you have in your code above is a coupled dependency, where your code creates the object it is using. Dependency injection or the Inversion of Control(IOC) pattern, would have you uncouple that dependency. (Or simply, don't call "new" - let something else do that - something you can control outside the consumer.)
There are several ways to do this, and they are shown in the code below (comments explain):
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//ACTUAL usage
//Setting up the interface injection
IInjectableFactory.StaticInjectable = new ConcreteInjectable(1);
//Injecting via the constructor
EverythingsInjected injected =
new EverythingsInjected(new ConcreteInjectable(100));
//Injecting via the property
injected.PropertyInjected = new ConcreteInjectable(1000);
//using the injected items
injected.PrintInjectables();
Console.WriteLine();
//FOR TESTING (normally done in a unit testing framework)
IInjectableFactory.StaticInjectable = new TestInjectable();
EverythingsInjected testInjected =
new EverythingsInjected(new TestInjectable());
testInjected.PropertyInjected = new TestInjectable();
//this would be an assert of some kind
testInjected.PrintInjectables();
Console.Read();
}
//the inteface you want to represent the decoupled class
public interface IInjectable { void DoSomething(string myStr); }
//the "real" injectable
public class ConcreteInjectable : IInjectable
{
private int _myId;
public ConcreteInjectable(int myId) { _myId = myId; }
public void DoSomething(string myStr)
{
Console.WriteLine("Id:{0} Data:{1}", _myId, myStr);
}
}
//the place to get the IInjectable (not in consuming class)
public static class IInjectableFactory
{
public static IInjectable StaticInjectable { get; set; }
}
//the consuming class - with three types of injection used
public class EverythingsInjected
{
private IInjectable _interfaceInjected;
private IInjectable _constructorInjected;
private IInjectable _propertyInjected;
//property allows the setting of a different injectable
public IInjectable PropertyInjected
{
get { return _propertyInjected; }
set { _propertyInjected = value; }
}
//constructor requires the loosely coupled injectable
public EverythingsInjected(IInjectable constructorInjected)
{
//have to set the default with property injected
_propertyInjected = GetIInjectable();
//retain the constructor injected injectable
_constructorInjected = constructorInjected;
//using basic interface injection
_interfaceInjected = GetIInjectable();
}
//retrieves the loosely coupled injectable
private IInjectable GetIInjectable()
{
return IInjectableFactory.StaticInjectable;
}
//method that consumes the injectables
public void PrintInjectables()
{
_interfaceInjected.DoSomething("Interface Injected");
_constructorInjected.DoSomething("Constructor Injected");
_propertyInjected.DoSomething("PropertyInjected");
}
}
//the "fake" injectable
public class TestInjectable : IInjectable
{
public void DoSomething(string myStr)
{
Console.WriteLine("Id:{0} Data:{1}", -10000, myStr + " For TEST");
}
}
The above is a complete console program that you can run and play with to see how this works. I tried to keep it simple, but feel free to ask me any questions you have.
Second Edit:
From the comments, it became clear that this was an operational need, not a testing need, so in effect it was a cache. Here is some code that will work for the intended purpose. Again, the below code is a full working console program.
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ServiceFactory factory = new ServiceFactory(false);
//first call hits the webservice
GetServiceQuestions(factory);
//hists the cache next time
GetServiceQuestions(factory);
//can refresh on demand
factory.ResetCache = true;
GetServiceQuestions(factory);
Console.Read();
}
//where the call to the "service" happens
private static List<Question> GetServiceQuestions(ServiceFactory factory)
{
var myFirstService = factory.GetSATService();
var firstServiceQuestions = myFirstService.GetAllQuestions();
foreach (Question question in firstServiceQuestions)
{
Console.WriteLine(question.Text);
}
return firstServiceQuestions;
}
}
//this stands in place of your xml file
public static class DataStore
{
public static List<Question> Questions;
}
//a simple question
public struct Question
{
private string _text;
public string Text { get { return _text; } }
public Question(string text)
{
_text = text;
}
}
//the contract for the real and fake "service"
public interface ISATService
{
List<Question> GetAllQuestions();
}
//hits the webservice and refreshes the store
public class ServiceWrapper : ISATService
{
public List<Question> GetAllQuestions()
{
Console.WriteLine("From WebService");
//this would be your webservice call
DataStore.Questions = new List<Question>()
{
new Question("How do you do?"),
new Question("How is the weather?")
};
//always return from your local datastore
return DataStore.Questions;
}
}
//accesses the data store for the questions
public class FakeService : ISATService
{
public List<Question> GetAllQuestions()
{
Console.WriteLine("From Fake Service (cache):");
return DataStore.Questions;
}
}
//The object that decides on using the cache or not
public class ServiceFactory
{
public bool ResetCache{ get; set;}
public ServiceFactory(bool resetCache)
{
ResetCache = resetCache;
}
public ISATService GetSATService()
{
if (DataStore.Questions == null || ResetCache)
return new ServiceWrapper();
else
return new FakeService();
}
}
Hope this helps. Good luck!

when you say fake the call, are you just testing the client side?
you could use fiddler, intercept the request and return the local xml file to the client. No messing around with your client code then.

To elaborate on Audie's answer
Using DI would get you what you want. Very simply you would create an interface that your real object and your mock object both implement
public interface IFoo
{}
Then you would have your GetSATService method return either a MockSATSerivce or the real SATService object based on your needs.
This is where you would use a DI container (some object that stores interface to concrete type mappings) You would bootstrap the container with the types you want. So, for a unit test, you could contrstruct a mock container that registers the MockSATService as the implementer of the IFoo interface.
Then you would as the container for the concrete type but interface
IFoo mySATService = Container.Resolve<IFoo>();
Then at runtime you would just change out the container so that it bootstraps with the runtime types instead of the mock types but you code would stay the same (Because you are treating everything as IFoo instead SATService)
Does that make sense?

Over time I found that an interesting way to do this is by extracting an interface and creating a wrapper class. This adapts well to a IoC container and also works fine without one.
When testing, create the class passing a fake service. When using it normally, just call the empty constructor, which might simply construct a provider or resolve one using a config file.
public DataService : IDataService
{
private IDataService _provider;
public DataService()
{
_provider = new RealService();
}
public DataService(IDataService provider)
{
_provider = provider;
}
public object GetAllQuestions()
{
return _provider.GetAllQuestions();
}
}

Reset ObjectFactory in StructureMap

I'm writing some unit tests that rely on StructureMap so I want to completely reset the ObjectFactory in my [SetUp] method. This is what my [SetUp] method looks like right now:
[SetUp]
public void SetUp()
{
ObjectFactory.Initialize(initializationExpression => {});
}
This appears to reset the configuration because I can execute the ObjectFactory.WhatDoIHave() method and it does not contain any of my configuration. However, cached instances of objects are not removed and are returned in subsequent tests. Is there a way to completely reset the ObjectFactory?
I thought I might have to use ObjectFactory.EjectAllInstancesOf(), but that doesn't appear to help.
I'm using version 2.5.3.
Here is some contrived code to show what I'm talking about. I would expect this test to pass, but it doesn't.
[TestFixture]
public class TestingStructureMap
{
[Test]
public void FirstTestUsingCachedObjects()
{
ObjectFactory.Configure(configure =>
configure.ForRequestedType<ISomeInterface>()
.TheDefaultIsConcreteType<SomeImplementation>()
.CacheBy(InstanceScope.ThreadLocal)
);
ISomeInterface firstSomeInterface = ObjectFactory.GetInstance<ISomeInterface>();
Assert.AreEqual(1, firstSomeInterface.ID);
ObjectFactory.Initialize(initializationExpression => { });
ObjectFactory.EjectAllInstancesOf<ISomeInterface>();
ObjectFactory.Configure(configure =>
configure.ForRequestedType<ISomeInterface>()
.TheDefaultIsConcreteType<SomeImplementation>()
.CacheBy(InstanceScope.ThreadLocal)
);
ISomeInterface secondSomeInterface = ObjectFactory.GetInstance<ISomeInterface>();
Assert.AreEqual(2, secondSomeInterface.ID);
}
public interface ISomeInterface
{
int ID { get; }
}
public class SomeImplementation : ISomeInterface
{
private static int NumberOfInstancesCreated;
private readonly int id;
public int ID
{
get { return id; }
}
public SomeImplementation()
{
id = ++NumberOfInstancesCreated;
}
}
}

Not exactly an answer but to have you considered wrinting your test such that you do not rely on the ObjectFactory but the StructureMap container?
var c = new StructureMap.Container(ce=>
{
ce.ForRequestedType<IFoo>().TheDefaultIsConcreteType<Bar>();
});
In that case you can simply recreate the container and my guess is that it should be in pristine condition.

I've figured it out. ObjectFactory.EjectAllInstancesOf() is actually dependant on there being a configuration for T. In my code, I nullified the effectiveness of ObjectFactory.EjectAllInstancesOf() by first clearing all of the configuration. If I switch these two lines of code, it works.
This does NOT work:
ObjectFactory.Initialize(initializationExpression => { });
ObjectFactory.EjectAllInstancesOf<ISomeInterface>();
This DOES work:
ObjectFactory.EjectAllInstancesOf<ISomeInterface>();
ObjectFactory.Initialize(initializationExpression => { });